SHUTA HASUNUMA		WV RELEASES
Shuta Hasunuma is a sharp electronica artist from Japan with a gift for three-dimensional production. He's about to release the whimsically titled Pop Ooga Plus, his third full-length LP; like his first two albums, it's full of delicately woven glitches and pops that seem almost tangible, as though they're tumbling out of the speakers. Pop Ooga Plus is a mostly instrumental album, but Hasunuma sings on this short but sweet cut called "Vol. Struggle." – NPR     LINKS ARTIST WEBSITE		Pop Ooga Plus Soul Osci Go Pacific [excerpt] Double LP // MP3 OK Bamboo OK Bamboo Sunny Day in Saginomiya CD // MP3 s/t Green Repair (edit)  Prelude (edit) CD // MP3     SELECTED PRESS "...full of delicately woven glitches and pops that seem almost tangible, as though they're tumbling out of the speakers." – NPR's Second Stage (2009) [read full article here] "Hasunuma has created an unbelievably warm and organic-sounding digital collage of dreamy glitch-pop." – Gorilla vs. Bear [read full article here] "Pop Ooga Plus, however willing to playfully misdirect a listener with detours, is nurturing melodies by testing them and watching them grow." – Coke Machine Glow [read full article here] "Shuta Hasunuma’s Pop Ooga is a gorgeously agitated record, meandering between obtuse rhythmic punctuation and gentle oscillation." – Other Music [read full article here] "Seldom do you encounter such impeccable, well judged songsmithery that's been so wantonly decimated by its author...you could equally mention Shuta's work in the same breath as people like Max Tundra, or maybe even Sam Prekop. Highly recommended." – Boomkat [read full article here] "a lush moodscape of piano-based elegance" – Textura [read full article here] "Intricate at times, and intimate at others, OK Bamboo is a great second album from this young musician." – Almost Cool [read full review here] "strangely inviting and thoroughly fascinating, with each of the 58 minutes carefully crafted and beautifully presented." – Chewing Gum for the Ears [more here] "The glitchy electronic textures and expressive piano work invoke imagined memories of a dreamlike world." – NPR's Second Stage (2007) [read full article here] "Glitch music of the highest order...Hasunuma is one of the better players in the field." – Earlabs [read full article here]